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Genetic disease modeling

US 11,177,042 B2 · Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Mathis; Roland et al.

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FiledAugust 23, 2017
GrantedNovember 16, 2021
Expired (fee)November 16, 2025
Application number15/684540
Classification (CPC)G16B5/10 +3 more
Length18 pages

Drawings 6

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20182019202020212022202320242025Application filedAug 23, 2017Application publishedFeb 28, 2019Patent grantedNov 16, 20213.5-year fee not paidMay 16, 2025Patent expiredNov 16, 2025

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7.5-year feeDue May 16, 2029Never came due
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Published applicationUS 2019/0065693 A1

GENETIC DISEASE MODELING

Filed Aug 2017 · published Feb 2019
Published application
This documentUS 11,177,042 B2

Genetic disease modeling

Filed Aug 2017 · granted Nov 2021
Lapsed, fee not paid

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